Pentium 1 Linux install

Ibiza_trance · 12-09-2005, 03:02 PM

I have been given a P166 PC which has 64mb ram and a 4.2gig hard drive and as I'm normally a Windoze user I thought I'd try and install Linux on it as a "teach myself Linux" machine.

I was given a YOPER nix disc by a friend and tried to install it with no luck, as it's really for an i686 platform and so I would like to know which distro anybody would suggest I try please.

hw-tph · 12-09-2005, 03:09 PM

I think VectorLinux would be a good choice for that kind of machine. Last time I used it the minimum requirement was a Pentium class CPU with 32MB RAM or thereabouts.

Håkan

Ibiza_trance · 12-09-2005, 03:34 PM

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll give a go. Thanks for the quick response

KnightHawk · 12-09-2005, 04:28 PM

No no no no... if you really want to learn Linux you install Slackware

foo_bar_foo · 12-09-2005, 08:20 PM

Hey if that's a Pentium Pro and i bet it is i686 is EXACTLY what you want to run on it !

hw-tph · 12-10-2005, 04:50 AM

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Originally Posted by KnightHawk

No no no no... if you really want to learn Linux you install Slackware

Then Vector shouldn't be too bad a choice. It is a Slackware based distribution.

Quote:

Originally Posted by foo_bar_foo

Hey if that's a Pentium Pro and i bet it is i686 is EXACTLY what you want to run on it !

There is no 166MHz Pentium Pro. They came in 150, 180 and 200MHz variants. It's pretty much a Pentium II without the MMX instructions. Also, they were not common at all so if you have one you probably know about it.

Håkan